February 20, 2013 / Front Page

Trumpeter swans mate for life. The pair at the Queens Zoo has been inseparable for the last three years, since the male swan arrived. They swim, explore their wetland exhibit and rest on the banks of the pond together. More...

The grieving mother of a National Guardsman who was shot and killed last year by an NYPD detective during a traffic stop on the Grand Central Parkway last week demanded a federal probe of the incident after a Queens Grand Jury declined to bring crimi More...

The names of two board members of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce (SCC) were announced at the February luncheon meeting, held as always at Dazies Restaurant on Queens Boulevard. SCC President Swain Weiner said the chamber is trying to expand More...

107th Precinct Hunt Bank Bandit Queens detectives are seeking help from the public to identify and locate a suspect wanted in connection with the January 11 holdup of a bank in Fresh Meadows. Cops said the apparently More...

City cops and traffic agents were recently ordered to immediately begin writing tickets for vehicles on streets where parking rules have been changed – despite a five-day grace period at the changed spots and notes on new parking signs indicating whe More...

Queens detectives last week arrested a 23-year-old Manhattan man who allegedly strangled a male acquaintance at a hot sheet motel in Elmhurst on February 9. Cops said Lleuyel Garcia, of Inwood, was upset because the victim refused to engag More...

Stung by the National Rifle Association leader’s characterizations of New York City as a “hellish world of lawlessness” and using it to argue against reasonable gun policies, Congressmember Joseph Crowley invited him to come here an More...

The wake for Demetrios Demetriou will take place at Antonopoulos Funeral Home on Ditmars Boulevard and 38th Street. The times of the wake will be Saturday from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. Sunday from 4 p.m. More...

Believe it or not, buried beneath the snow dumped on Queens this winter are miles of sandy beaches and city pools idling in anticipation of summer. City officials are preparing for the onset of summer, currently accepting applications from More...

New York Giants offensive tackle David Diehl left Queens Criminal Court on February 11 with some added “bling”. Diehl, who admitted he was drunk when he smashed his BMW into a pair of parked cars in Astoria last June 10, was fitted with a judge- More...

New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced the opening of the new westbound Fresh Creek Basin Bridge—a key component of the Belt Parkway that serves up to 150,000 cars a day through Br More...

Last week’s decision by a Queens Grand Jury not to file criminal charges against an NYPD Detective who shot and killed a man he believed was reaching for a gun, has raised questions about the workings of the Grand Jury – the rules the panel must abid More...

Lawmakers, community activists and residents of the Queensbridge houses joined voices at a recent press conference/rally condemning gun violence and calling on area residents to come forward with information to assist police in their search for a gun More...

The 110th Precinct Community Council presents the Cop-of-the-Month award to Police Officers John Musante and Michael Lazarou at its February 18 meeting held at Flanders Field VFW Post #150 in Corona, Queens. More...

Councilmember Dan Halloran (RWhitestone) held a press conference on February 12 outside his district office in Whitestone to inform homeowners about the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) new Service Line Protection Programs. More...

Congressmember and House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Joe Crowley (D-Queens, The Bronx) welcomed Queens community leader and businessman Ciaran Staunton as his honored guest for President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on February 12 More...